State v. Taylor

Defendant appeals from a verdict of guilty of murder, and a sentence of life imprisonment in the penitentiary.

The overruling of a motion for a new trial, based on the ground of newly discovered evidence, is the only matter before the court for consideration. The evidence taken on the trial of the motion has been made part of the bill of exceptions, and after a careful examination of the record the action of the trial judge in the matter is approved.

Nancy Brown is the name of the first alleged new witness. She resided in the immediate vicinity of where the homicide took place, and no…